The Hawaii County Fire Department (HCFD) is a county government agency responsible for fire protection and suppression, pre-hospital emergency medical services, land and sea search and rescue, hazardous materials response, ocean safety, fire prevention, and public education within the County of Hawai'i. The department's responsibilities extend to wildland fire management, including pre-fire planning and fuels management in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. The HCFD also collaborates with other agencies, such as the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, for emergency preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters.
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On 2023-09-14, the U.S. Coast Guard detected a distress signal from a Personal Locator Beacon used by two hikers in Kukuihaele, Hawaii and alerted the Hawaii County Fire Department, which dispatched a helicopter that airlifted the hikers to a hospital.